Age, exercise, and the outcome of sepsis

Abstract

Abstract We report on the increasingly important need to diagnose and care for the elderly with sepsis as a distinct patient population. We share an overview of age-related changes in sepsis physiology and the potential role of exercise. See related research by Tyml et al., https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13054-017-1783-1

Keywords

• Sepsis
• Septic shock
• Aging and immunity
• Immunosenescence
• Exercise and infections
• Sepsis in the elderly